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Mortar strike kills 2 civilians, wounds 2 in Wassit

October 23, 2008 - 04:42:16

WASSIT/Aswat al-Iraq: At least two civilians were killed and two others wounded when a mortar round fell into their house in Wassit on Thursday, a security source said.

 “The victims from the same family were inside their home in al-Falahiya district, east Kut when a mortar struck the house,” a Wassit security house told Aswat al-Iraq.

“Police sealed off the accident area and file an urgent investigation,” the source added.

Kut, the capital city of Wassit, a border province with Iraq, lies 180 km south Iraq

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